Notepad2 is an awesome program for editing text files. There are a lot of free text editors out there dedicated to assisting programmers, but for my basic needs I prefer Notepad2. There are a few important things to note about Notepad2. First it was built in assemblers language, which is a lower level language (very hard to program in) but means that the program is very efficient and fast. The interface is similar to notepad so it is very easy to use. There is a convenient toolbar giving quick access to necessary functions. Notepad2 has syntax highlighting for several different programming languages, as well as brace matching, line numbers, and many other settings. Be sure to check out the additional screenshots.

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